ADHD SERVICES SHUTTING DOOR TO NEW NHS PATIENTS AS DEMAND SOARS, BBC FINDS
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✍️ Specialist ADHD services for adults in England are struggling to cope with demand, leading to restrictions on new patients and long waiting lists.
👉 15 local areas have closed their waiting lists 👉 31 local areas have introduced tighter criteria 👉 Average waits for ADHD diagnosis are 8 years 👉 Patients are being restricted from accessing support 👉 Innovative solutions are being implemented in some areas
-- #ProfAnitaThapar #LouiseNichols #DrJessicaEccles #SamStone #England #Cheshire #Coventry #Warwickshire #Surrey #Derbyshire #Sheffield #Gloucester #health
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